City of Milwaukee v. John R. Block, Secretary of Agriculture

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

In Association of Data Processing Service Organizations v. Camp, 397 U.S. 150, 90 S.Ct. 827, 25 L.Ed.2d 184 (1970), the Supreme Court stated that parties have standing to challenge the legality or constitutionality of federal agency actions if they assert interests “arguably within the zone of interest to be protected or regulated by the statute or constitutional guarantee in question,” id. at 153, 90 S.Ct. at 830. Our cases have interpreted this statement as a strict limitation on standing. Applying our previous decisions, the district court dismissed the present lawsuit…